Category: Tennessee Vols Football

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Volunteers held at No. 5 in both the Associated Press Top 25 and the USA TODAY AFCA Coaches poll following a dominating 66-24 win over Missouri on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon. Tennessee (9-1, 5-1 SEC) currently ranks fifth in all three polls after the College Football Playoff committee tabbed the Vols in…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Picking up right where they left off after a perfect home slate last year, the 11th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers opened the season with a 75-43 victory over Tennessee Tech on Monday night at Thompson Boling Arena. The Volunteers (1-0) made it happen on both ends of the floor, and Tyreke Key shined in his Rocky Top…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Returning to the Anderson Training Center following its first loss of the season, the Tennessee Volunteers got back to work in preparation for the 2022 home finale at the end of the week against Missouri. It was a gloomy afternoon of football in Athens, Georgia. Between the descending rain and a slower start…

ATHENS, Ga. – No. 1 Tennessee and No. 3 Georgia will meet in a high-stakes matchup of unbeatens Saturday afternoon inside a sold-out Sanford Stadium in Athens at 3:30 p.m. on CBS. Saturday will mark the first time ever that two top-three ranked teams will square off at Sanford Stadium as the 8-0 Vols hit the…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two days out from a top-3 road matchup, Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel took the podium Thursday morning to address the media one last time before the No. 1 Vols clash with the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs Saturday afternoon inside Sanford Stadium (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS). Heupel expects a raucous atmosphere between the hedges in…

HOUSTON – Senior offensive lineman Darnell Wright was named a semifinalist for the 49th Rotary Lombardi Award, the Rotary Club of Houston announced on Wednesday afternoon. Wright becomes just the fifth Tennessee Volunteer in program history to be a semifinalist for the award, joining Chip Kell (1970), Reggie White (1983), John Henderson (2001) and Jesse Mahelona (2005). The Rotary Lombardi Award goes…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the first time in its illustrious program history, Tennessee has claimed the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff selection committee rankings as the initial 2022 edition was released live on ESPN Tuesday night. The Vols (8-0, 4-0 SEC) own two victories over current top 10 teams in the playoff rankings, a signature 52-49…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Another week, another opportunity for No. 2 Tennessee to prove itself on the national stage as the Volunteers prepare to head south for the marquee matchup in college football this week against No. 1 Georgia. The Big Orange were back on the practice field Tuesday morning as they prepare for one of the most highly anticipated games in…

PHILADELPHIA — The Maxwell Football Club announced Tuesday morning that Tennessee redshirt-senior quarterback Hendon Hooker and junior wide receiver Jalin Hyatt are two of 20 semifinalists for the 86th Maxwell Award for Collegiate Player of the Year. Hooker and Hyatt represent two of five players from the Southeastern Conference selected as semifinalists for the prestigious honor, while Tennessee is one of three schools in the country with…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference announced Monday that Tennessee senior tackle Darnell Wright has been named SEC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week after UT’s dominant win over Kentucky Saturday night. The Huntington, West Virginia, native blocked and paved the way for a Tennessee offense that put up 422 total yards—127 more than Kentucky’s defensive average allowed—as the…